1 Bituŋ Isiyaaka ye Yaakuba kumandi, a ye neemoo daani a ye, a ye yaamaroo dii a la ko, “Kana musoo ñini Kanaani sunkutoolu kono. 2 I paree, i ye taa Padani-Aramu i mamakewo Betuweli yaa. I ye musoo ñini jee ka bo i bariŋ Labani dimmusoolu kono. 3 Allamaa Alla Tallaa neema la i ma, a ye i jiidindi ka i koomoo siyandi, fo ali ye ke moo jamaa-jamaa ti. 4 Allamaa Alla neema la i ma, aniŋ i koomalankoolu, ko a neemata Iburayima ma ñaameŋ. Allamaa ñiŋ bankoo tara la i taayaa to, Alla ye Iburayima laahidi meŋ na, i be luntaŋyaa la daameŋ to teŋ.”
5 Wo le to Isiyaaka ye Yaakuba bula, a taata Padani-Aramu, Labani yaa, Betuweli Aramunkoo dinkewo, Rebeka baarinkewo, Rebeka meŋ mu Yaakuba niŋ Esawu baamaa ti.
Esawu ye musu doo futuu
6 Esawu naata ñiŋ kuwolu bee loŋ ne ko, Isiyaaka ye neemoo daani Yaakuba ye le, aduŋ ate le fanaa ye a bula ka taa Padani-Aramu, ka musoo ñini jee. A ye a loŋ ne ko, kabiriŋ a ye neemoo daani a ye, a ye a yaamari le, a ko a ye ko, “Kana musoo ñini Kanaani musoolu kono,” 7 aniŋ ko, Yaakuba ye a baa niŋ a faa la yaamaroo muta le, bituŋ a taata Padani-Aramu. 8 Esawu ye a je le ko, Kanaani musoolu la kuwo maŋ diyaa a faamaa Isiyaaka ye. 9 Bituŋ a taata Isimayila yaa, a ye Mahalati futuu, Iburayima mamariŋ musoo, meŋ mu Isimayila dimmusoo ti, Nebayoti baarimmusoo, ka a laa a la wo musu doolu kaŋ.
Yaakuba ye siiboo meŋ ke Beteli
10 Yaakuba bota Beeriseba, a taata Harani maafaŋo la. 11 Bituŋ a naata futa dulaa doo to, a ye suutoo laa jee, kaatu tiloo boyita le. A ye bere kiliŋ taa dulaa ñiŋ to, kabiriŋ a be i laa la, a ye a kuŋo laa a kaŋ.
12 A siiboota, selenselendaŋo be looriŋ bankoo to, a neŋo be saŋo bala santo. Alla la malaayikoo doolu be jii kaŋ a la, doolu be sele kaŋ a la. 13 Bituŋ Yaawe* loota a karatantaŋo la, a ko a ye ko, “Nte le mu Yaawe ti, i faamaa Iburayima la Alla, aniŋ Isiyaaka. I be laariŋ ñiŋ bankoo meŋ kaŋ teŋ, m be a dii la i la le, aniŋ i koomalankoolu. 14 I koomalankoolu be siyaa la le, komeŋ bankumunkoo. Ì be janjaŋ na duniyaa tonkoŋ naanoo bee le to. M be neema la jamaanoolu bee ma duniyaa kono ka bo niŋ ite le la, aniŋ i koomalankoolu. 15 A loŋ ko, m be i fee le, aduŋ m be i tanka la le, i taata daa-wo-daa, aduŋ nte le be i murundi la naŋ ñiŋ bankoo kaŋ jaŋ. N te i tu la jee, fo niŋ ŋa n na laahidoo timmandi i ye.”
16 Wo le to Yaakuba barata siinoo la, a ko, “Tooñaa-tooñaa, Yaawe faŋo le be ñiŋ dulaa to jaŋ, n te maŋ a loŋ.” 17 Bituŋ a silata, a ko, “Jaŋ mu dulaa horomariŋ baa le ti. Jaŋ maŋ ke dulaa ti Alla la Buŋo koolaa, aduŋ jaŋ ne mu Arijana bundaa ti.”
18 Bituŋ Yaakuba wulita soomandaa juunoo. A ye beroo ñiŋ taa, a ye a kuŋo laa meŋ kaŋ, a ye a loo ka ke hakilibulandiraŋo ti. Bituŋ a ye tuloo boŋ beroo ñiŋ kaŋ. 19 A naata dulaa ñiŋ kumandi Beteli la, bari jee too foloo mu Lusi le ti. 20 Bituŋ Yaakuba naata laahidoo taa ko, “Niŋ Alla be tara la m fee, aduŋ ate le be ke la n tankandirilaa ti n na taamoo waatoo kono, m be meŋ kaŋ, aniŋ ate le be ke la domoroo diilaa ti n ye, aniŋ ka m feetoofata, 21 fo ŋa muru naŋ m faa suwo kono kayiroo kono, wo to Yaawe le be ke la n na Alla ti. 22 Ŋa ñiŋ beroo meŋ loo teŋ hakilibulandiraŋo ti, be ke la ite Alla la dulaa senuŋo le ti. Aduŋ i be feŋo meŋ bee dii la n na, m be a siidulaa tanjaŋo murundi la i kaŋ ne.”
© Mandinka Bible © Bible Society in The Gambia, 2011
